Development of an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of leptospiral antibodies in dogs

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 32-37

  Ribotta, Marcelo J ^a   Higgins, Robert ^a   Gottschalk, Marcelo ^a   Lallier, Réal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RABBIT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; RABBITS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033631268     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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